Contrasting C3is (NASDAQ:CISS) and Heidmar Maritime (NASDAQ:HMR)

Heidmar Maritime (NASDAQ:HMR) and C3is (NASDAQ:CISS) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Heidmar Maritime and C3is, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Heidmar Maritime	1	0	1	0	2.00
C3is	1	0	0	0	1.00

Heidmar Maritime currently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 437.69%. Given Heidmar Maritime’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Heidmar Maritime is more favorable than C3is.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

10.5% of C3is shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Heidmar Maritime and C3is’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Heidmar Maritime	N/A	N/A	N/A
C3is	16.09%	0.35%	0.27%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Heidmar Maritime and C3is”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Heidmar Maritime	$28.95 million	1.88	$1.91 million	$0.01	92.99
C3is	$42.30 million	0.00	-$2.75 million	($17.75)	0.00

Heidmar Maritime has higher earnings, but lower revenue than C3is. C3is is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Heidmar Maritime, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Heidmar Maritime beats C3is on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Heidmar Maritime

Heidmar Maritime Holdings Corp. provides commercial and pool management services to the dry bulk, crude oil, and refined petroleum product tanker markets worldwide. It offers tanker pool and commercial management, dry bulk pool and commercial management, and fuel services. The company also operates a platform to invest in tanker or drybulk vessels offering a range of customized services for the investor, as well as engages in the sale and purchase of second-hand vessels and newbuilds in the tanker and drybulk sectors. In addition, it develops and operates eFleetWatch, a digital platform in the commercial management space, which provides pool partners with access to the data that they require for their own reporting and monitoring of their vessels. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Piraeus, Greece.

About C3is

C3is Inc. offers international seaborne transportation services. It provides its services to dry bulk charterers, including national and private industrial users, commodity producers and traders, oil producers, refineries, and commodities traders and producers. The company owns and operates a fleet of two drybulk carriers, which transport major bulks, such as iron ore, coal and grains, as well as minor bulks comprising bauxite, phosphate, and fertilizers, and one Aframax crude oil tanker that transports crude oil. C3is Inc. was founded in 2021 and is based in Athens, Greece.